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December
December 21, 2001
December 18, 2001
Justice Department Requires Suiza Foods and Dean Foods to Divest 11 Dairy Processing Plants
December 17, 2001
Justice Department Urges DOT to Impose Conditions on American Airlines/British Airways Alliance
December 3, 2001
November
November 29, 2001
Justice Department Requires Wells Fargo and Company to Make Divestitures in Two States
November 28, 2001
Charles A. James Statement Regarding Proposed Amendments to the U.K.'s Antitrust Laws
November 27, 2001
Michigan Company and Executive Resolve Charges of Rigging Tool Contract Bids to General Motors
November 15, 2001
Antitrust Division to Co-Host Hearings on Antitrust and Intellectual Property Issues
November 14, 2001
Texas Executives Indicted for Fixing Prices on Automotive Replacement Glass
November 9, 2001
Former New York City Food Company Executive Receives Record Prison Term for Antitrust Crimes
November 6, 2001
November 2, 2001
Department of Justice and Microsoft Corporation Reach Effective Settlement on Antitrust Lawsuit
October
October 25, 2001
Justice Department Allows Information Exchange Among Towing and Barge Campanies
U.S. and Foreign Antitrust Officials Launch International Competition Network
October 23, 2001
Justice Department Files Suit to Block General Dynamics' Purchase of Newport News Shipbuilding
October 22, 2001
October 12, 2001
Antitrust Division Releases Details of Merger Review Process Initiative
Antitrust Division Names New Deputy Assistant Attorney General for International Enforcement
October 11, 2001
October 9, 2001
Department of Justice Statement on the U.S. v. Visa/Mastercard Court Decision
September
September 28, 2001
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Computer Associates for Illegal Pre-Merger Coordination
September 24, 2001
September 17, 2001
Canadian Company charged with Bid Rigging on Sales of Tactile Tile
September 6, 2001
New York Food Company and Co-Owner Plead Guilty to Rigging Bids on NYC Contracts
Justice Department Informs Microsoft of Plans for Further Proceedings in the District Court
August
August 29, 2001
Justice Department Clears Proposal by Group of Physicians in El Paso, Texas, to Form a Joint Venture
Justice Department Clears Way for Sales Agency Agreement on Endoscopy Accessory Products
New York Food Company Fined and Ordered to Pay Restitution in Bid-Rigging Scheme
August 27, 2001
Three International Companies to Plead Guilty in Food Flavoring Cartel
August 23, 2001
Japanese Executive Indicted in Food Flavoring Cartel
August 20, 2001
August 16, 2001
August 9, 2001
August 7, 2001
August 3, 2001
July
July 30, 2001
July 27, 2001
Department of Justice and Several States Will Sue to Stop United Airlines from Acquiring US Airways
July 26, 2001
July 25, 2001
Bid Rigging Charged on U.S.-Funded Construction Contracts in Egypt
Three Japanese Executives Indicted in Price-Fixing Conspiracy
July 20, 2001
Justice Department Announces Appointment of Lead Counsel for Microsoft Case
July 19, 2001
Antitrust Division Names New Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Regulatory Matters
Antitrust Division Names New Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Enforcement
Antitrust Division names New Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economic Analysis
July 17, 2001
Justice Department Issues 2000 Annual Supplement to the "Digest of Business Reviews"
July 3, 2001
June
June 29, 2001
June 28, 2001
Georgia Company Charged with Bid Rigging on Wastewater Treatment Facility Projects
Department of Justice Statement Regarding Microsoft Decision
June 27, 2001
June 20, 2001
Justice Department Allows Information Exchange to Reduce Mail-Order Fraud
Justice Department Requires Divestiture in Signature's Acquisition of Ranger Aerospace
June 19, 2001
June 15, 2001
Attorney General Statement on the Confirmation of Charles James
June 6, 2001
Department of Justice Files Lawsuit to Block 3D Systems' Proposed Acquisition of DTM Corporation
May
May 25, 2001
May 10, 2001
Mitsubishi Corporation Fined $134 Million for Its Role in International Price-Fixing Cartel
May 9, 2001
May 2, 2001
Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Merger Between General Electric and Honeywell
May 1, 2001
April
April 12, 2001
April 11, 2001
April 10, 2001
Moody's Investors Service Inc. Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice in Antitrust Investigation
April 5, 2001
New York Food Company Executive Guilty of Multi-Million Dollar Bid Rigging, Fraud, and Tax Crimes
Food Seller Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Customers in Connection with Kickback Scheme
April 2, 2001
California Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS
March
March 27, 2001
Justice Department Approves Cost Information Exchanges Amongst Truckload Motor Carriers
March 23, 2001
New York City Food Distributor General Manager Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the IRS
March 16, 2001
Justice Department Announces It Won't Challenge American Airlines/TWA Acquisition
March 15, 2001
US Company to Plead Guilty and Pay Fine for its Role in an International Price-Fixing Conspiracy
March 8, 2001
March 6, 2001
Justice Department Approves Joint Marketing of Air Cargo Services by Delta Airlines and Air France
February
February 26, 2001
New York Food Company and President Plead Guilty to Rigging Bids on NYC Board of Education Contracts
February 23, 2001
February 21, 2001
February 20, 2001
February 15, 2001
Attorney General Ashcroft Welcomes Two Additional Nominees for Senior Justice Department Posts
February 14, 2001
February 6, 2001
February 5, 2001
January
January 25, 2001
January 23, 2001
Four Japanese Executives Indicted in Price-Fixing Conspiracy
January 10, 2001
Justice Department Approves Joint Retail Marketing of Electric Power in Arkansas
January 5, 2001